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HARRISBURG — A public debate in Pennsylvania is flaring over long-stalled legislation designed to outlaw discrimination based on someone's sexual orientation or gender identity.It's happening after lawmakers in North Carolina, Georgia and Mississippi passed legislation that critics say would permit...

The three Democrats seeking to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey will meet tonight in their first debate airing on state broadcast television stations. The forum hosted by Pittsburgh’s WTAE-TV begins at 7 p.m., and comes as the candidates are beginning to sharpen their contrasts with each...

HARRISBURG. (AP) — Pennsylvania state lawmakers are advancing a resolution to delay until November a public vote on whether to let judges continue to serve for five additional years, until they turn 75.The House Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday 16 to 11 for a resolution to postpone the ballot...

COLESVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a New York City man crashed a car while trying to elude police after taking the wheel so the Uber driver he hired could take a nap.State Police say 20-year-old Juan Carlos of the Bronx hired the car last weekend in Philadelphia to take him 200 miles to a...

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Villanova University has canceled classes Tuesday as students celebrate the men's basketball team's first NCAA championship title since 1985. Police say six people were arrested and 25 people were injured after Kris Jenkins 3-pointer in the final seconds of the title game...

A Nazareth resident who witnessed a shooting the day before said council's decision Monday to hire a part-time police officer doesn't go far enough to provide safety for residents of the community.Troy Keenhold told Borough Council he has issues with the department's response to the shooting near...

No more than 250 people will be allowed in Palmer Township's Penn Pump Park at any time under a new set of permanent rules adopted by supervisors Monday night.The legislation includes new park usage rules for seven township facilities, though the movement to create a rule book was inspired by crowding...

The January snowstorm that left more than 30 inches of snow also left a chunky bill for cleanup in Bethlehem Township, where officials hope to be reimbursed about $60,000 in federal disaster funds.The reimbursement would come from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and pay for the labor,...

No, Johnny Depp won't be "Finding Neverland" in Bethlehem anytime soon. But, if you're a fan of the 52-year-old actor, please don't "Cry-Baby." A three-paragraph report posted Monday on the site of KNP 7 News used the headline, "Johnny Depp Explains Why He's Moving to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania."...

HARRISBURG — A top ranking agent in the attorney general's office has filed a whistle-blower lawsuit against Kathleen Kane, alleging she won't let him return to work because she views him as a "cancer" for testifying against her in two grand jury investigations.Agent Kevin Wevodau, the supervising...